Upcoming fund deadlines

Date published: 30/06/26

Here's our quick reference guide to all funding application deadlines coming up. Be sure to check all guidelines and eligibility criteria before applying.

Funds Available

August 2026 local fund deadlines

Deadline	Fund	Area
2nd August	NnG (East Lammermuir) Community Fund	East Lothian
3rd August	Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund (Cardenden)	Fife
7th August	Blackford Community Fund	Perth and Kinross
7th August	RWE Rosehall Wind Farm Community Fund	Highland
10th August	Old Luce Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
12th August	The ASFT Fund	Aberdeen City / Aberdeenshire / City of Edinburgh / East Lothian
14th August	Middle Balbeggie Wind Farm Education & Training Fund	Fife
14th August	The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Community Grants Fund	City of Edinburgh / East Lothian / Midlothian / West Lothian
15th August	RWE Bad a Cheo Wind Farm Community Fund (Latheron, Lybster and Clyth)	Highland
17th August	EDF power solutions Corriemoillie Wind Farm community Fund (Marybank, Scatwell & Strathconon)	Highland
24th August	Beinneun Community Fund	Highland
24th August	EDF power solutions Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund (Contin)	Highland
26th August	Vattenfall Clashindarroch Wind Farm Community Fund	Aberdeenshire / Moray
28th August	Cambusbarron Community Fund	Stirling
30th August	Binn Wind Turbine Community Fund	Fife / Perth and Kinross
31st August	Spindrift	Dumfries and Galloway / East Ayrshire / North Ayrshire / South Ayrshire

September 2026 local fund deadlines

Deadline	Fund	Area
1st September	Barrhill Greener Homes	South Ayrshire
1s September	ORIT Cumberhead Community Fund	South Lanarkshire
3rd September	Annandale and Nithsdale Community Benefit Company	Dumfries and Galloway
4th September	EDF power solutions Burnfoot Hill Wind Farm Community Fund (Clackmannanshire)	Clackmannanshire
4th September	Mossmorran Wind Farm Ltd Community Fund	Fife
4th September	Nadara A'Chruach Wind Farm Community Fund	Argyll and Bute
6th September	Drone Hill & NnG East Berwickshire Fund	Scottish Borders
9th September	Coalburn, Douglas & Glespin (CDG) Community Fund	South Lanarkshire
14th September	EDF power solutions Corriemoillie Wind Farm Community Fund (Strathpeffer)	Highland
15th September	Achlachan Wind Farm Community Fund	Highland
15th September	Cockburnspath & Cove Community Fund	Scottish Borders
15th September	Halsary Windfarm Community Benefit Fund (Halkirk & District)	Highland
15th September	RWE Bad a Cheo Wind Farm Community Fund (Halkirk District)	Highland
16th September	An Suidhe Wind Farm Community Fund	Argyll and Bute
16th September	Glenkens & District Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
18th September	Todhill Wind Farm Community Fund (Larbert, Stenhousemuir & Torwood)	Falkirk
19th September	Carcant Wind Farm Community Fund (Heriot)	Scottish Borders
20th September	Blackridge Community Fund	West Lothian
21st September	Carrick Futures	South Ayrshire
21st September	EDF power solutions Longpark Wind Farm Community Fund	Scottish Borders
22nd September	Denny and District Community Fund	Falkirk
24th September	Hadyard Hill Community Fund (Dailly)	South Ayrshire
28th September	Greengairs East Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Plains)	North Lanarkshire
28th September	RWE Bowbeat Wind Farm (Peebles & Eddleston) Community Fund	Scottish Borders
28th September	The Rumbling Bridge Hydro Community Fund	Clackmannanshire / Perth and Kinross
29th September	Nadara Auchrobert Wind Farm Community Fund	South Lanarkshire
30th September	Greengairs East Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Caldercruix)	North Lanarkshire
30th September	Haventus Ardersier Port Community Benefit Fund - Large Grants	Highland
30th September	RWE Camster Wind Farm Community Fund	Highland
30th September	The Zenobe Kilmarnock BESS Education and Training Fund	East Ayrshire

October 2026 local fund deadlines

Deadline	Fund	Area
2nd October	Nadara Gordonstown Wind Farm Community Fund (Fyvie & Rothienorman)	Aberdeenshire
5th October	EDF power solutions Corriemoillie Wind Farm Education & Training Fund	Highland
6th October	Harthill, Eastfield and Greenrigg (HEG) Community Fund	North Lanarkshire / West Lothian
9th October	Ballantrae Community Fund	South Ayrshire
12th October	Kilgallioch Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway / South Ayrshire
12th October	Whiteside Hill Wind Farm Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
26th October	Kinross-shire Fund	Perth and Kinross
31st October	Caithness Futures Fund	Highland
31st October	Halkirk District Benefit Fund	Highland
31st October	Tannach and District Wind Farm Trust	Highland

Rolling funds

Rolling Funds

Deadline	Fund	Area
Rolling	Barrhill Community Fund	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Beinneun Student Scholarship Fund	Highland
Rolling	Carcant Wind Farm Community Fund (Heriot)	Scottish Borders
Rolling	Carrick Futures - Health in Pregnancy	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Caithness Futures Maternity Grants	Highland
Rolling	Cockaigne Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	David and Averil Macdonald Fund	Argyll and Bute / Moray / West Lothian
Rolling	EDF Renewables Burnhead Moss Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Avonbridge & Standburn)	Falkirk
Rolling	Foresight Kinegar Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Cockburnspath)	Scottish Borders
Rolling	Halkirk District Benefit Fund - Individual	Highland
Rolling	Haventus Ardersier Port Community Benefit Fund (small grants)	Highland
Rolling	Inch Cape Construction Fund	East Lothian
Rolling	Kildrummy Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund	Aberdeenshire
Rolling	Kirkcowan Community Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
Rolling	Lairg Wind Farm Community Fund	Highland
Rolling	Nadara Glenkerie Wind Farm Community Fund (large grant enquiry)	Scottish Borders / South Lanarkshire
Rolling	Nadara Gordonstown Wind Farm Community Fund (Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford)	Aberdeenshire
Rolling	Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund (Kinglassiee)	Fife
Rolling	Patna Community Fund	East Ayrshire
Rolling	Pinwherry and Pinmore Community Fund	South Ayrshire
Rolling	River Avich Hydro Open Grants Fund	Aygyll and Bute
Rolling	Social Investment Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	StartupMull	Argyll and Bute
Rolling	SWEF Business Grants	All of Scotland
Rolling	SWEF Start-up Grants	All of Scotland
Rolling	The Gateway Exchange Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	The Rooney Family Foundation	City of Edinburgh / Scottish Borders
Rolling	The Spagan Community Fund	Eilean Siar
Rolling	Nadara Gordonstown Wind Farm Community Fund (Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford)	Aberdeenshire
Rolling	Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Communtiy Fund (Kinglassie)	Fife
Rolling	Watten Wind Farm Trust	Highland
Rolling	Zenobe Blackhillock Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Community Fund	Moray

Education and Training Funds

Deadline	Fund	Area
Rolling	Ballantrae Education and Training Fund	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Barr Education and Training Fund	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Barrhill Education and Training Fund	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Beinneun Student Scholarship Fund	Highland
Rolling	Caithness Wind Farms Education and Training Fund	Highland
Rolling	Co'path & Cove Education and Training Fund	Scottish Borders
Rolling	Denny and District Education and Training Fund	Falkirk
Rolling	EDF Renewables Burnhead Moss Education & Training (BMET) Fund	Falkirk / West Lothian
Rolling	Co'path & Cove Education & Training Fund	Scottish Borders
Rolling	Glenkens & District Education and Training Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
Rolling	Hadyard Hill Education and Training Fund (Dailly)	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Hadyard Hill Education and Training Fund (Pinwherry and Pinmore)	South Ayrshire
Rolling	Harthill, Eastfield and Greenrigg (HEG) Education and Training Fund	North Lanarkshire / West Lothian
Rolling	Haventus Ardersier Port Community Benefit Fund (Small Grants)	Highland
Rolling	Kildrummy (Lumsden & Towie) Education and Training Fund	Aberdeenshire
Rolling	Kirkcowan Education and Training Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
Rolling	Lairg Wind Farm Community Fund	Highland
Rolling	Langhope Rig Wind Farm Education and Training Fund (Sub Fund A)	Scottish Borders
Rolling	Minnygap Education and Training Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
Rolling	Nadara Gordonstown Wind Farm Education and Training Fund (Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford)	Aberdeenshire
Rolling	Nadara Westfield wind Farm Community Fund (Kinglassie) Education and Training Fund	Fife
Rolling	New Cumnock Education and Training Fund	East Ayrshire
Rolling	Old Luce Education and Training Fund	Dumfries and Galloway
Rolling	Patna Education and Training Fund	East Ayrshire
Rolling	River Avich Hydro Education and Training Fund	Aygyll and Bute
Rolling	RWE Bad a Cheo Wind Farim Education and Training Fund	Highland
Rolling	Stroupster Wind Farm Education and Training Fund (Dunnet & Canisbay)	Highland
Rolling	Tannach and District Wind Farm Education and Training Fund	Highland
Rolling	Nadara Gordonstown Wind Farm Education and Training Fund (Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford)	Aberdeenshire
Rolling	Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund (Kinglassie) Education and Training Fund	Fife
Rolling	Whiteside Hill Education and Training Fund	Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland-wide deadlines

Deadline	Fund	Area
Rolling	Social Investment Fund	All of Scotland
Rolling	Victoria League in Scotland Trust	All of Scotland
7th August	Bairdwatson Charitable Trust	All of Scotland
17th August	Baillie Gifford International Fund	International
28th September	Volant Charitable Trust Large Grants Programme	All of Scotland

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